Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998
25Exemptions where non-compliance is lawfully authorised or required
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25 Exemptions where non-compliance is lawfully authorised or required
25 Exemptions where non-compliance is lawfully authorised or required
A public sector agency is not required to comply with section 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18 or 19 if—
(a) the agency is lawfully authorised or required not to comply with the principle concerned, or
(b) non-compliance is otherwise permitted (or is necessarily implied or reasonably contemplated) under an Act or any other law (including the State Records Act 1998).